Mop-wringer.



N0. 678,867. Patented Iuly 23, |90l. L. H. EVANS.

MOP WRINGER.

Application filed J'an. 28, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED, STATES" PATENT OFFICE.

LYMAN II. EVANS, OF DES MOINES, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO W. M. RANDLEMAN, OF SAME PLACE.

MOP-WRINGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 678,867, dated July 23, 1901.

Application lecl January 28, 1901. Serial No. 44,989. (No model.)

T a/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, LYMAN H. EVANS, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Des Moines, Polk county, Iowa, have invented a new and useful Mop-Wrin ger,

of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide improved means for wringing floor-mops without necessitating the handling ofv the mopro cloth or wetting of the hands of the operator. My invention consists in the combination of the ring or frame arranged and shaped for mounting on a bucket, a roller mounted for rotation on said frame, a swinging frame sur 5 perimposed above and hinged to the baseframe, a roller mounted for rotation and lateral reciprocation in said swinging frame parallel with the roller on the base-frame, the lateral movement of the roller on the swing- 2o ing frame being spring-controlled, and means for latching the swinging frame to the baseframe.

My invention consists, further, in the construction, arrangement, and combination of 2 5 elements hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a plan of the complete device, showing the wringer closed, the dotted lines 3o indicating the limit of lateral movement of one of the rollers in one direction. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the complete device, showing the wringer closed, the swinging frame being shown open by the dotted lines.

In the construction of the device as shown the numeral designates a basati-ame, preferably made integral throughout by casting. The base-frame 10 is approximately semicircular in form, and the bow portion thereof is 4o curved to conform to the curvature of the upper edge of pail 11. The pail 11 may be of any desired form such as is commonly in use and may be provided with a bail12 for convenience of transportation. Ears 13 14 are formed on and project downwardly from opposite sides of the center of the bow portion of the base-frame 10, and said ears are apertured horizontally for the reception of a bolt 15, whereby the base-frame is secured 5o to the pail. Ears 16 17 (shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2) project downwardly from corners of the base-frame llO and are secured by screws (not shown) to the inner face of the upper portion of the pail. Ears 18 19 are formed on and extend upwardly from corner portions of the base-frame l0 and are apertured horizontally in their upper end portions. A roller20, preferably made of wood and circular in cross-section, is mounted between the ears 18 19 and arranged for rotation therein by means of screws 21 22, loosely traversing the apertures of the ears andseated in the centers of the ends of the roller.

A swinging frame 23 is provided and preferably is made integral throughout by casting. The frame 23 comprises endapieces 23 23", connected by cross-bars 23c 23d. Ears 24 25 are formed on and project horizontally laterally from the outer face of the end piece 23b of the swinging frame, and ears 26 27 are formed on and extend outwardly and upwardly from the base-frame parallel therewith. The ears 24, 25, 26, and 27 are apertured horizontally for the reception of a pivot'- pin 28, whereby the swinging frame 23 is hinged to the base-frame 10 and arranged for oscillation on an axis at right angles to the axis of the roller 20. The apertures in the ears 24, 25, 26, and 27 are slightly larger than the diameter of the pivot-pin 28 to permit of a freedom of movement necessary to eifect the latching and unlatching of the lip 33 and projection 32, hereinafter mentioned. Ears 29 30 are formed on and extend laterally from the outer face of the cross-bar 23C of the swinging frame, and a ferrule or handle 3l is mounted between said ears and secured thereto by screws or a pin traversing the ears and seated in the end portions of the handle. The handle 3l is employed manually to raise and lower, latch,.or 'release the swinging frame relative to the base-frame. A lug or projection 32 is formed on and rises from the base-frame 10 diametrically opposite the ear 25, and said lug or projection is notched or cut under at one edge adjacent to the base-frame. A lip 33 is formed on and projects laterally from the end piece 23a of the swinging frame and is arranged to engage and latch in the notch or cut-under portion of the lug or projection 32. Thus is the swinging frame latched to the base-frame. Arms 34 35 are formed on for rotation and lateral reciprocation by means of screws 37 38, loosely traversing the slots in said arms and seated in the centers of the ends of said roller. The roller 36 is parallel with the roller 20, and the axis of said roller 36 is in a plane above and at the rear of that of the roller 20. Torsional springs 3,9

40, preferably made of wire, are mounted hetween the screws 37 38 and the cross-bar 23d of the swinging frame. Gne end of the spring 39 is fixed to the cross-bar .23, and the other end thereof is hooked over the screw 37, the coils of said spring being beneath and between the longitudinal planes of the crossbar and screw. One end -of the spring 4-.0 is fixed to the cross-bar 23, and the other end thereof is hooked over the screw 38, the coils of said spring being beneath and between the longitudinal planes of the cross-bar and screw. The resilience of the springs 39 40 is exerted to separate the roller 36 from the cross-bar 23d or, in other words, to approximate and yieldingly hold the roller 36 against the roller 20. The roller 36 may yield laterally against the resilience of the springs 39 40 for the admission of a mop or other textile substance between said roller and the roller 20. Angleirons 4l 42 are fixed to the lower portion of the pail 1l and are arranged for engagement by the feet of the operator, whereby said `pail may be held upon a door during the operation of the wringing device.

In practical use of the device, as illustrated and above described, the pail should be partly lled with water. The swinging frame is swung open, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, and a mop on a mop-head sensed, agitated, and swished in water Within the pail. Whenit is desired to wring the mop, the operator places his feet on.the angle-irons 4:1 4:2 in order to hold the pail in contact with the oor and lifts the mop into a position wherein it will rest upon the inner portion of the periphery of the roller 20, with the mop-head above and across the top of said roller and the mop-stick directed at an angle of approxilmately forty-five degrees outwardly `therefrom. The operator then depresses the swinging frame until the lip 33 engages with the notch of the lug or projection 32. In depressing the swinging frame the roller 36 is brought into contact with the mop and yields to the rearward pressure thereof sufficiently to permit thelip 33 to seat and latch. 'The operator then withdraws the mop by manual force applied to the handle or stick thereof from between the rollers, said rollers rotating in opposite kdirections by reason of the frictionalengagement of the mop therewith and wringing the water from said mop. The springs 39 40 provide the tension or pressure necessary to remove the maximum quantity of water `from the textile mop. All of the water wrung from the mop falls into and is received by the pail 11, and the entire operation of cleansing and wringing the mop is performed without wetting the hands of the operator.

l claim as my invention- 1. A mop-wringer comprising a base-frame, a roller mounted for rotation in said baseframe, a swinging frame hinged to the baseframe, a roller mounted for rotation and lateral vibration on the swinging frame, a handle on the swinging frame and means for latching the swinging frame to the base-frame.

2. The combination of a pail, abase-frame mounted thereon, -a roller mounted for rotation in said base-frame, a swinging frame hinged to the base-frame, a roller mounted for rotation and lateral vibration on the swinging frame, a handle on the swinging frame, means for latching the swinging frame to the base-frame, and angle-irons fixed to the lower portion of-said pail and arranged for engagement by the feet of the operator.

3. A mop-wringer comprising the base-ring, ears on said base-ring arranged for attachment to a support, ears on said base-ring parallel with each other and horizontally apertured, a roller mounted between the latter ears, screws traversing the latter ears and seated in the ends of the roller, a swinging frame hinged to the base-frame, a lug on the base-frame and formed with a notch in one edge, a lip on the swinging frame arranged to engage the notch of said lug, the longitudinally-slotted arms on the swinging frame, a roller mounted between said arms and normally parallel with the iirst roller, screws loosely traversing the slots of said arms and seated in the ends of the latter roller and torsional springs interposed between said latter lscrews and the swinging frame, whereby the latter roller is yieldingly held relative to the irst roller.

4. The combination of a pail, the base-ring mounted thereon, ears on said base-ring arranged for attachment to the pail, ears on said base-ring parallel with each other and horizontally apertur'ed, a roller mounted between the latter ears, screws traversing the latter ears and seated in the ends of the roller, a swinging frame hinged to the base-frame, a lug on the base-frame and formed with a notch in one edge, a lip on the swinging frame arranged to engage the notch of said lug, the longitudinally-slotted arms on the swinging frame, a roller mounted between said arms and normally parallel with the irst roller, screws loosely traversing the slots of said arms and seated in the ends of the latter roller, torsional-springs interposed between said latter screws and the swinging frame, whereby the latter roller is yieldingly held relative to the first roller, and angle-irons IOO IIO

fixed to the lower portion of the pail and aryielding pressure devices controlling lateral ranged for engagement by lthe feet of the op- Vibration of the roller on the swinging frame erator. and a latch whereby the 'swinging frame may 5. A mop-wringer comprisingabase-frame, be connected with the base-frame. 5 a roller thereon, the swinging frame hinged Signed by me at Des Moines, Iowa, this I5 to the base-frame and arranged to swing up- 12th day of December, 1900.

Wardly on the axis at right angles to the axis LYMAN H. EVANS. of said roller, a roller mounted on the swing- Witnesses: ing frame and normally parallel with and in JESSE M. KEITH,

1o opposition to the roller on the base-frame, S. C. SWEET. 

